Bad Sound Tracks

If you watch movies and dramatic episodes on tv you may have noticed the incredible sound tracks that most modern shows have. Just when an important dramatic moment is about to occur, the background music swells enough to drown out the actors voices. The “Law And Order” shows are especially good at doing this. Restaurant and street scenes are especially good for making the background noises (trucks, cars, sirens, background voices, telephones, etc.) so loud (for reality?) that, again, the actors voices are pretty much drowned out. The Jay Leno Show is also guilty of this kind of thing. Jay will tell a joke and then the laughter comes on so loud that the mute button is needed. A good portion of the Jay Leno Show, (especially during the opening monolog) has to be muted because of this uneven sound.

It's almost as if the producer turns the show over to the sound guy and tells him, "Okay, go ahead and ruin it".